 
Minuteman IA
A typical two-man Minuteman IA launch crew. These crewmen served with the 10th Strategic Missile Squadron, 341st Strategic Missile Wing, Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont. The 341st was one of six Minuteman wings. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Posted: 3/15/2011
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Minuteman IA
Each solid rocket stage featured four steerable rocket nozzles. This third-stage motor was made by the Hercules Powder Co. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Posted: 3/15/2011
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Minuteman IA Test Flight
This successful launch took place at Cape Canaveral, Fla., on Nov. 17, 1961. Minuteman became operational less than a year later. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Posted: 3/15/2011
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Minuteman IA
Widely dispersed missile silos were nearly featureless in the open landscape, and most equipment was deep underground. This silo is near Malmstrom Air Force Base, Great Falls, Mont. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Minuteman IA Missile Silo
Thick concrete and steel protected Minuteman from nuclear attack, and the missile could be stored unattended and with minimum maintenance for long periods.
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Minuteman IA
This drawing from a Minuteman IA maintenance bulletin shows how the missile’s three stages fit together.
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Posted: 3/15/2011
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Misty FACs
Misty FACs in 1969. Standing second from the left is Maj. Tony McPeak, who became the USAF Chief of Staff from 1990-1994. Standing third from the left is Capt. Ron Fogleman, who became USAF Chief of Staff from 1994-1997. Kneeling second from the right is 1st Lt. Charles Lacy Veach, who became an astronaut and logged more than 400 hours in space. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Misty FACs
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Posted: 2/21/2013
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Misty FACs
Misty FAC F-100Fs carried two large external fuel tanks under the wings. The bent tube on the aircraft’s right wing is the aerial refueling probe. The openings for the two 20mm cannons can be seen on either side of the nose landing gear door. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Posted: 3/15/2011
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The distance from Dayton, OH, to Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam.
The distance from Dayton, OH, to Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam, is about 8,226 miles—almost exactly a third of the way around the world. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Posted: 2/24/2011
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The Tonkin Gulf Resolution.
Copy of H.J. Res. 1145: The Tonkin Gulf Resolution.(U.S. Air Force image)
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Posted: 3/3/2011
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